“Six weeks pregnant.”

Scarlett Stovall stared at the test report in silence.

Before she could tell her husband, the Alpha, his phone rang.

“Rebecca, what’s wrong?” he asked, his voice soft in a way it had never been for her.

Then he stopped the car.

“Get out.”

He left his pregnant wife on the roadside in the dark to rush to another woman.

That was the night Scarlett understood the truth.

She was never loved.

She was assigned.

Two years ago, Ashton married her only to fulfill his dying grandfather’s last wish. Their bond was duty, not desire. His heart has always belonged to Rebecca, the fragile childhood friend who only needs to cry for him to come running.

When Rebecca shows up in the rain and collapses in Scarlett’s home… carrying Ashton’s child… everything shatters.

And when she falls down the stairs and whispers, “My child…”

All eyes turn to Scarlett.

Blame is easy.

Especially when you were never chosen.

Now, pregnant with the Alpha’s heir and ordered to take care of the woman who destroyed her marriage, Scarlett must decide:

Should she keep fighting for a man who calls her unworthy?

Or should she walk away… and take his legacy with her?

Because this time, the child she carries is not just a mistake.

It is power.

And if the Alpha pushes her too far…

He might lose everything.

Meanwhile, I was aware that Francis was already on his way to the villa with Naomi and Erica accompanying him. Their excitement was almost tangible, their energy restless as they approached a gathering that carried the weight of one of the most influential Alpha families in the region. For Naomi and Erica, this wasn't just a banquet—it was an entry point into higher pack circles, a rare opportunity to be seen, to be acknowledged, and to position themselves closer to power.


Chapter 217 - Gathering at the Villa